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R-Drive Image Technical Documentation

Contents
Index

- . -

.rdi

- A -

Apple CoreStorage

Apple File Vault

Apple Fusion Drive Volumes

Apple RAIDs

- B -

Backup Options

After

Backup AUX applications

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Backup Process Priority

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Before

Ignore disk read errors (bad sectors)

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Limit I/O rate

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Limit read

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Limit write

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Notify system applications

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Process priority

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

R-TT Volume Snapshot Service

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Snapshot AUX applications

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Snapshot provider

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Use CPU cores

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Windows Volume Snapshot Service

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Backup sets

Bad Sectors

	Create an Image
	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Batch Mode

BitLocker

BitLocker System Drive Encryption

- C -

configure startup media troubleshooting options

Contact information and technical support

Context menu

	Scheduler and Unattended Actions
	Run a Task Manually

Rename

Save as Script

Script to Clipboard

Copy a disk to a disk

Copy files to a folder

Create a Master Image

Create a script

Create a script from an existing task

Create a script from R-Drive Image

Create a script manually

Create a task

Create an image

Create an Image from Files

Create Partition Parameters

Allocation unit size

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Drive letter

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

File system

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Free space after

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Free space before

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Partition layout

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Partition size

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Partition type

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Volume label

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Create startup disks

Creating consistent point-in-time bakups

Creating OEM Client Media

Custom Rotation Schemes

Custom rotation schemes options

Always leave first full image

Apply quota

Maximum number of image files

Maximum size of all image files

- D -

Dialog boxes

- E -

- F -

File systems

UFS1/UFS2 (Little/Big Endian)

Format partition options

- G -

Grandfather-Father-Son schemes options

Always leave first full image

Maximum size of all image files

- H -

Hardware RAIDs

HDD Copy Method

Copy all partitions onto original places

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Expand/Shrink partition to whole disk

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Fixed active partition

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Raw disk copy

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Realign partitions

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Hide/Show Disks

- I -

Image file format

rdr

vmdk

Image Options

Estimated size

Image compression ratio

Image description

Password protection

Shutdown after completion

Validate image when completed

Volume size for multi-volume image

Image Options options

Backup paths

Compare file contents even for matching files

Copy attributes

File copy options

Remove files in the destination that have no matching files in the source

Shutdown computer when completed

Imaging Options

- K -

	Disk Actions
	Create an Image

- L -

License Transfer

Linux Logical Volume Manager Volumes

Linux mdadm RAIDs

List of Hardware Devices Supported in the Startup Mode

Load Computer into Startup Mode

Logging

- M -

Mail Notification Options

Recipient e-mail addresses

Media Options

Include R-Drive Image bootable version

Use ISO caching

Write method

Write speed

Message

Please register R-Drive Image

	R-Drive Image Registration
	Registration

Messages

Cannot lock the disk

CD-R/RW disk is not empty...

	Create an Image
	Create Startup Disks

Choose drive(s) to umount them

Device is busy

	Create an Image
	Create Startup Disks

Disk is full...

Disk not locked

	Restore Data from an Image
	Restore Data from an Image

Error: Another partitioner is active

	Create an Image
	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

File is not found

Files restored successfully

Image corrupted

Image created successfully

Image is already selected!

Image restored successfully

Image selected is larger than destination

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Insert a blank CD-R/RW disk...

	Create an Image
	Create Startup Disks

Insert a blank floppy disk...

Insert disk #...

Insert the next blank CD-R/RW disk...

Insert the next blank floppy disk...

ISO-image created successfully

Not enough space

Object checked successfully

Object copied successfully

Operation canceled by user

Password prompt...

	Create an Image
	Restore Data from an Image
	Mount an Image as a Virtual Logical Disk
	Check an Image File

Progress...

	Create an Image
	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Startup disks created successfully

Virtual disk(s) mounted successfully

You are about to restart...

	Restore Data from an Image
	Restore Data from an Image

You have selected several partitions...

Mount

Drive letter for the selected partition

Mount an image as a virtual logical disk

- N -

Notifications options

Autorization

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

Email notification settings

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

Execute on

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

Send mail when

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

Test mail account

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

- O -

OEM Client Media Options

Automatically reboot on successful restore

Client will search image on all disks

Create media in test mode

Disable source disk selection

Disable target disk selection

Don't copy the master image

GUI mode

Media:

Perform restoration without confirmation

Raw disk copy/restore

- P -

Panels

Action Selection

Backup Options

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder
	Create a Task
	Edit a Task
	Creating Consistent Point-in-Time Backups

Choose destination of new image

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Edit a Task

Choose files for new image

Choose image file

Choose image to check integrity

Choose image to mount

Choose image to mount drive(s) from

Copy partition

Create partition

Disk Signature Collision

Files Selected

Image Destination

	Create a Task
	Create a Script from R-Drive Image

Image Object Selection

Image options

	Create an Image
	Create a Task
	Edit a Task

Imaging Mode

Mail Notification/Aux Applications

Master Image File Selection

Modify partition

Mounted Virtual Logical Disks

Notification options

	Create a Task
	Edit a Task

Notifications Options

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files
	Copy Files to a Folder

Object Selection

OEM Client Media Options

Partition Selection

	Create a Task
	Edit a Task
	Create a Script from R-Drive Image

Processing

	Unmount Virtual Logical Disks
	Create a Script from R-Drive Image

Removable Media Device Selection

Removable Storage Device Selection

Restore data from an image

Restore/Copy Parameters

Rotation options

	Create a Task
	Edit a Task

Scheduled Tasks

	Delete a Task
	Create a Script from R-Drive Image

Select disk(s) to create image

	Create an Image
	Create an Image from Files

Select Files to Restore

Task execution schedule

	Create a Task
	Edit a Task

Partition layouts

Partition Manager

- R -

RAIDs, and Various Disk and Volume Managers

rdf

R-Drive image features

R-Drive Image OEM kit

R-Drive Image Registration

r-driveimagecl.exe

	Create a Task
	Scripting and Command Line Operations

Registration

	R-Drive Image Registration
	Registration

Registration information

	R-Drive Image Registration
	Registration

Registration key

	R-Drive Image Registration
	Registration

Rename a task

Restore Options

Copy disk signature

Drive letter for the selected partition

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

File system for the selected partitions

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Free space after

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Free space before

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Maximum partition size

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Minimum partition size

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk

Partition size

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Partition type

	Restore Data from an Image
	Copy a Disk to a Disk
	Restore Data from an Image
	Disk to Disk Copy

Rotation Schemes

Run a Task Manually

- S -

Safely Remove Hardware icon

Scheduled actions, command line operations, and scripting

Scheduler and unattended actions

Script

Script commands

Script commands and parameters

Scripting and command line operations

Secure boot

Select image file

	Restore Data from an Image
	Mount an Image as a Virtual Logical Disk
	Check an Image File

Simple rotation scheme options

Full image every

Imaging mode

Maximum age of full images

Maximum number of full images

Maximum number of image files

Maximum size of all image files

Rotation scheme

Simple Rotation Schemes

Startup Version

Check an Image File

Create an Image

Create an Image from Files

Create an image using the startup disks

Disk to disk copy

Network Drives

Partition Manager

Restore Data from an Image

Restore data to a system or another locked disk

Support for Various non-MBR/GPT Partition Layouts

Supported CD and DVD recorders

System dump

System recovery disc

- T -

Task execution schedule options

Run missed task as soon as possible

User/Password Options

Wake the computer to run this task

Weekly

Technical Information

Tower-of-Hanoi schemes options

Number of tiers

- U -

UEFI boot

Unknown

Unmount virtual logical disks

Updates

- V -

Virtual Disk Formats

- W -

Windiows explorer shortcut menu

Mount as Virtual Disk

Restore Image

Windows Ransomware protection

Windows Security

Windows Software Mirrors

Windows Software RAIDs

Windows Software Spanned Volumes

Windows Storage Spaces

Wiping algorithms

Pseudo-random numbers

Zeroes

An example of a rotation scheme

Below is an example to illustrate creation of a rotation scheme. You need to enter your own data to create your own rotation scheme.

The scheme and settings

This scheme is shown on the Simple Rotation Scheme help page. It should create a full backup every Sunday and differential backups every other day. The task should start at 5:00 PM and 3 full backup images should always be kept.

It has the following parameters:

Rotation scheme	Simple
Imaging mode	Differential
Full image every	6 images
Maximum number of full images	3
Maximum image files age	20 days
Maximum number of image files	22
Maximum size of all image files	500000 MB
Apply quota	After imaging
Always leave first full image	No

The setting should be the following:

On the Rotation options panel

The following setting should be specified:

Simple rotation scheme

On the Task execution schedule panel:

The following setting should be specified:

Task execution schedule

And the task should be activated on Monday, say, August 2, 2021.

File name convention:

Full backup:	<FIleName>_<Date_of_First_Backup>_<Time_of_First_Backup>_1.rdr
Differential backup:	<FIleName>_<Date_of_First_Backup>_<Time_of_First_Backup>_1_N+1.rdr

N is the number of differential backup

The scheme outcome

The files created

Date Day	Files created on the destination, the last is the newly created on;Comments
8/2/2021 Monday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1
8/3/2021 Tuesday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1
8/4/2021 Wednesday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_2.rdr ;Differential backup 1:2
8/5/2021 Thursday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_2.rdr ;Differential backup 1:2 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_3.rdr ;Differential backup 1:3
8/6/2021 Friday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_2.rdr ;Differential backup 1:2 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_3.rdr ;Differential backup 1:3 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_4.rdr ;Differential backup 1:4
8/7/2021 Saturday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_2.rdr ;Differential backup 1:2 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_3.rdr ;Differential backup 1:3 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_4.rdr ;Differential backup 1:4 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_5.rdr ;Differential backup 1:5
8/8/2021 Sunday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_1.rdr ;Differential backup 1:1 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_2.rdr ;Differential backup 1:2 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_3.rdr ;Differential backup 1:3 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_4.rdr ;Differential backup 1:4 Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1_5.rdr ;Differential backup 1:5 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2
8/9/2021 Monday	Test_Image_08022021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_1.rdr ;Differential backup 2:1
8/10/2021 Tuesday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_1.rdr ;Differential backup 2:1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_2.rdr ;Differential backup 2:1
8/11/2021 Wednesday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_1.rdr ;Differential backup 2:1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_2.rdr ;Differential backup 2:2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_3.rdr ;Differential backup 2:3
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8/14/2021 Saturday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_1.rdr ;Differential backup 2:1 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_2.rdr ;Differential backup 2:2 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_3.rdr ;Differential backup 2:3 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_4.rdr ;Differential backup 2:4 Test_Image_08082021_05PM0000_2_5.rdr ;Differential backup 2:5
8/15/2021 Sunday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3
8/16/2021 Monday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_1.rdr ;Differential backup 3:1
8/17/2021 Tuesday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_1.rdr ;Differential backup 3:1 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_2.rdr ;Differential backup 3:2
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8/21/2021 Saturday	Test_Image_08042021_05PM0000_1.rdr ;Full backup 1 Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_1.rdr ;Differential backup 3:1 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_2.rdr ;Differential backup 3:2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3_3.rdr ;Differential backup 3:3 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_4_4.rdr ;Differential backup 3:4 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_5_5.rdr ;Differential backup 3:5
8/22/2021 Sunday	;Full backup 1 is deleted Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3 Test_Image_08222021_05PM0000_4.rdr ;Full backup 4
8/23/2021 Monday	Test_Image_08092021_05PM0000_2.rdr ;Full backup 2 Test_Image_08152021_05PM0000_3.rdr ;Full backup 3 Test_Image_08222021_05PM0000_4.rdr ;Full backup 4 Test_Image_08222021_05PM0000_4_1.rdr ;Differential backup 4:1
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An example of a rotation scheme

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